In a star-studded field, Whitsett, the 21st-ranked player in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com United States Player Rankings, fired rounds of 5-under 66 and 6-under 65 in Rounds 1 and 2, respectively. Penner, ranked No. 48, shot 65 in Round 1 and followed suit with a second-round 66.

The leaders are three shots ahead of Kent State's Corey Conners, who has a pair of 67s to put himself at 8-under through two rounds and Cal's Max Homa (66-68).